Caring for the Caregiver
It’s easy to get burned out when you’re caring for a loved one, whether it’s a spouse with a chronic illness or a frail older relative. Taking time for yourself...
How to Deal with Your Boss?
Preeyan’s article explores “boss issues” and provides strategies for cultivating a positive dynamic, exclusively for Different Truths. Any corporate structure, however flat, claims to have a hierarchy within the...
Aesthetics, Politics, Pedagogy and Tagore
Tagore rested on his desire for a far-off planet, listened to the invitation of a dream and did not allow the spaceship to rust. His journeys and envisagements, however,...
In Defence of Social Media
Ruchira celebrates the influx of social media sites that have made like enchantingly interesting. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. To see a World in...
Fiscal Federalism Yes, But No Tangible Results: Danger of Vacuum in Planning Process
A major decision of Modi as Prime Minister was to dismantle the 65-year old and well-oiled institution of Planning Commission and replace it with Niti Aayog, through an executive...
Unpredictable Trump Puts World Diplomacy in Disarray: Policy Rift with the USA Pushing India Closer to Russia, China
India told the WTO that it proposes to raise duties by up to 100 percent on 20 products such as almonds, apple and specific motorcycles imported from the US...
Artificial Intelligence to Trigger Second Industrial Revolution
Technology optimists do not deny that automation will prove disruptive in the short run. They point out, however, that historically periods of rapid technological change have created more jobs...
Reetwika Banerjee: Five Books, Three Films, 13 Awards makes her a Young Achiever
Reetwika Banerjee, a columnist with Different Truths, is a young achiever. She has won 13 awards for her five books and three films. T Mukherjee interviews her, exclusively for...
Challenges in Indian Economy this Fiscal: Corruption Continues to Eat into Vitals
The road ahead is bumpy for India’s growth story. Though India has been in a sweet spot umpteen times in the last couple of decades, its economy never grows...
Program Management: Key in Every Role
There are a few key things that we as managers forget and most times get hooked on to the day to day issues, which makes us miss the long-term...